The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-11

made general freight agent of that COM
pany. In railroad circles he is spoken OF as
capable man. 1t is said that native aoiiity alone
lifted him. But it is probable the idea will al
ways exist that influence aided. walker Blame,
the youngest, is lawyer. Both of tho brothers
go into society good DEAL but both are unoo-
trusive quiet; in fact. somewhat retiring
CoUNT Won MoLrKE lately expressed his be-
lief that "volapuk. the universal language. has
a great future before it aud it has been learned
and is being studied By an enormous number OF
persons the continent. Last winter more
than 200 pupils received instruction in the Ian
guage in Vienna alone. It is claimed that Vol
apuk' is so simple that it can be learned In ten
lessons There is published at vienna q
'Volapnkagased," which claims to have q large
circulation.
THE New York Graphic says Fl. Rider nag
gard is the most unbushing plagiarist in exis-
tence. His ''She" is stolen from Mansfield Tracy
Walworths "Delaplaine' tnow out of print. and
in jess his heroine, just before dying. writes
what purnorts to be some original vegse. The
verse is stolen from Medora Clarks After
ward" volume printed twenty years ago. MISS
Clarke is resident of San Francisco, at
tached to the Post, of that city.
JUDGE 'sToM" HUGHES passed through New
York last week on his way to visit the English
colony at Rugby, Tenn. He is fairly contented
with the success of his colonization scheme. but
still hopes for bigger things. Before returning
to England. Judge Hughes will 60 to Kansas to
visit who lives there, and will also stay
few days in New York. His health is excellent.
and be the genial man that he has al
ways been. If he is growing old, no one would
suspect it.
AN American citizen named Hans Jacobsen,
has been arrested on the island Of Alsen. in the
Baltic, for deserving the German army in 1876.
This is a crime for which in Germany there is no
statute of limitations. Frederick the Greats
father used TO say "Desertion is of hell" and
was with difficulty restrained by the great DOW
of Europe from putting his son to death
for flight which could only be construed
desertion by the most determined straining of
terms and ideas. The lieutenant whb accom-
panied the prince he remorseessly put TO death.
THE death last week in ST. Louis of United
States Marshal Couzins removes the last Re-
publican Office holder of that rank west of the
Mississippi. 1t is to the credit of President
Cleveland that during the years OF his admins
tration he not only made no change in this
office, but when besieeed to do so early in his
term made it clearly understood that he meant
to allow the ST. Louis marshal to serve out his
four years undisturbed. Everybody in Mis-
souri, knew who was United States marshal in
fact. 1t was not the poor, weak, sickly and
not fully sensible who bore the COM
mission, but the bright-eyed, energetic, bust
ness-like daughter whom every body N st. Louis
knew as Phoebe Couzins" For years she had
been his only support and when President Ar
thur at her solicitation made him United States
marshal. Phoebe took charge of the Office and
carried on its business in a manner that has
earned for her frequent Communications from
the Department of Justice When President
Cleveland heard the story of her fial devotion
to her sick father, and of the efficiency with
which the duties of the Office performed
under her control, he let phoebe" know that
she would remain undisturbed in the we'll pay
ing Office until the commission which her father
held would expire. Death has at last stepped
in and made a vacancy which some good Mis-
souri, Democrat will now get chance to fill
Vacation is over" the small boy cried.
And the tears from his eyes did wipe:
''The hateful old school begins" he sighed
Just apples and pears ripe,
And fellow must lose all the fruit and fun
Cause vacation is over and schools begun"
'Vacation is over" the farmer said,
AS he rubbed his hands in glee.
'And a man enjoy his own fruit instead
Of having the boys skin each tree;
And the dog will have something better to eat
Than thievish urchin's trouser seat"
Boston Budget.